negation

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US /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ UK /nɪˈɡeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the act of denying or the contradiction of something

His silence felt like a negation of everything we had agreed.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the act of denying or the... denial contradiction refutation disavowal rejection repudiationnullification

Opposites

affirmation assertion confirmation

Word family

Related forms negate negative negatorynegator

Etymology

From Latin negatio ('a denying'), from negare ('to deny, say no').

negatio Latin negare Latin

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